Draft-gear.



DRAFT GEAR APPLICATION FILED MAY 17, 1606. RENEWED APR. 9, 1907.

Patented Jam 2. 1910.

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INVENTOR- WITNESSES H. P. POPE.

DRAFT GEAR. AP'PLIOATIOR FILED HAY 17,4906. nmrnwnn Anya, 1907.

, atented Jan 25,1910.

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WITNESSIS I (/Uwu H. P. POPE. DBFT GEAR. Arum-Anon TILED IAY17, 100a; n'mwnwnn APR. 9, 1907.

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WITNESSES H. P. POPE.

DRAFT GEAR."

nruouron FILED In 17. 1906. RENEWED APB. 9,1907.

Patented Janzzs, 1910.

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. Q WJ WITNESSES INVENTOR To on whom 'it may concern:

crease -t the car havin which the followin a'view similar to Fig.

tion Flg. 4 1s a sectional v ew of the parts.

lowers 5, 5, and a yoke 6.

" vertical provided for the pin 8.

'1 UNI-TED S TE PQ OF HENRY r. Porn-or C'L'EVELAND, omo, ASSIGNOR ro'rrm NATIONAL mutants ,"ons'rmeseomrany, or CLEVELAND, one, a eonrona'rron or 01110.-

-Be it known that 'I, HENRY F. Porn, of

Cleveland, Cuyaho a county, Ohio, have invented a new an useful Draft-Gear, of

exact description, re erence being had to the accompanying drawin s, forming partof this specification, in w 1ichj Figure 1 is a plan view partly inhorizontal section showing my Fig. 2 is a vertical central section; Fig. 3 is 1 showing a modificashown in Fi 3, and Fig. 5 is a vertical sec tion on thehne VV- of'Fig. 4.

My invention is an improyement upon the draft-ri ging shown and described in application'fi ed by meon October 6, 1905, Serial "No. 281,605, and involves a. simplification and im e strength and eheapenthe construction.

, In the drawing, 2, 2 are the center sills of fixed thereto draft-irons 3, 3 between whic is a yielding draft-rig ing. This yielding draft-ri ging may be of any suitable construction sprin s, with, or without friction, elements. The raft-riggin which I illustrate is set telescopically wit in the s acebetween the draft irons 3, and is of tlie Westinghouse type. It has a spring 4, front and rear fol- The front follower 5vis preferabl concave at its forward side to ,fit against t 1e rear curved end of a coupler-pocket 7, which is connected by a pin 8 to the arms-of the yoke 6. This coupler-pocket, as shown in Fig. 1, is

I made of an integral piece, and at its forward 40 end has a horizontal socket adapted to receive the shank 9 of a cou ler is backed by a spring 10, and 15 con- "nee ed to the socket by a vertical 'pin- 11 passed through a longitudinal slot in the shank This slot is preferably hushed with a bushing 12, and a suitable bushing maybe The coupler pocket as win .13 at its front end which prpject forward y at the sides of the coupler-head I and constitute stops for engaging similar devices on the pocket of an adjacent car. The pocket has aguiding connection with the car-truck consist g preferably of telescopic rods 14,- rovided with springs -15 and ex- 4 tending cm the poeketto the truck. The

Specification otLetters'Patent. lpplication filed May 17, 1906, Serial No. $17,361.

is a' full, clear, and

nnproved device;

stops are laterally rovement which enables me to in and 5, the coupler laving a spring orcoupler 9', which.

and a pivota conneetidn betv'veeaithe connection a between t Renewed April 9, 190?. Serial No. 367,168. pocket has also preferably a bracket which an uncoup ing lever 17 is Carrie \Vhen the coupler is engaged with the eoupler of an adjoining car and'is subjected bufiing'force, it is moved I to a pushing or Patented Jan; 25,1910;

backwithin the pocket against the spring 10,

to the sli ht extent permitted by the slot.

through w ich the pin 1]. passes, and eventually the steps 13 atthe outer sides of the coupler engage the corresponding stops of the other car. When thls engagement is effected, bufling stress applied to the stops 3' 01' to the coupler will be transmitted directly 7 to the draft-spring 4, and it is'clar that when the stops are thus en aged, the draftears of both cars will he-he d and prevented mm lateral buckling or jack'sknifing, because the attachedto the coupler or coupler-shank and constitute 'a substantial part of the draft-rigging,

draft. spring.

In" the modification shown in Figs. .3, V

poeket'is made in two sections .band 0, bolts (1'. the parts of the shank, and thus enlarged rear end I do not claim herein the broad invention relating to-a radially swinging draft member in connection with the st ps at the outer sides of the cou ler head, "the same being claimed in anot er copending application,

which are ,held together by to use Serial No. 367,170; g

being compelled to move with and against the pressure of the" t This construction enables me to fit pocket a'roundthe coupleraf'coupler having an and theFusual liner-blocks.

1. A radially swinging couplerfi'p stop device to preserve alinement with an adjacent coupler, s coupler an stop device, and a draft rigging to which the stop device is pivoted.

2. The combination ing coupler pocket, a having its head inclosed draft riggin situated backjoj the pocket pocket and draft rig ing, 3. The coin ination,"

head of the cou ler hein lnclosed by the pocket, a sprin ackiiig't elcoupler in the pocket, a dra triggin having a draft spring back of the oc et,'and a pivotal ring mechanism between the p f a radially swine- -.-ing couplerpocket,, are/coupler thereinpt e of a radially'swingcoupler thereinand I.

e draft rigging and Q 4. A: draft gear hoving ii radially siv'ipg ing COLL 'er pocket-with a coupler mounted therein and havingits head inclosed by the pocket, stops' -ig1d1yconnected with the guiding connections be;

e draft riggmg'and the' my "coupler mounted in the pocket for limit-ed independent loggitl giinahmoyement,the pock'oflh'ai'ting jw 'pgs at its; irogit-i endawhich project, forwardly at the sides of the coupler head img1 .constitute stops to engage similar de vices on the pocket of an adjacent cer, nteet tiony whereof, I have 'here'ufi'to- Set LI-IENRY F, low.)

Witnesses:

HARRY E. ORR, JEANNETTE SACI-IEROFF. 

